Google is facing fierce opposition to its Street View service in Germany with hundreds of thousands opting out, Der Spiegel news weekly reported in its latest issue. Ahead of an October 15 deadline, “several hundred thousand people” have told the Internet giant that they do not want their home or business to be visible on…
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Cloud Computing Hits Snag in Europe
Kevin J. O’Brien reports: …. European governments fear that personal information could fall prey to aggressive marketers and cybercriminals once it leaves the jurisdictions of individual members, a concern that may protect consumers but one that hinders the free flow of data essential to cloud computing “There are restrictions on cloud computing in Europe,” said Bob…
EU urges online ad groups to self-regulate
Tim Bradshaw and Nikki Tait report: Online advertisers and technology companies must act “quickly and responsibly” to install new mechanisms for protecting consumers’ privacy if they are to avoid regulation, the European digital commissioner said on Friday. At a meeting in Brussels this week, Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the Digital…
You’ll get my fingerprints from my cold, lifeless hand
Nick Bibby writes: Benjamin Franklin once commented that “He who would surrender liberty in the name of security deserves neither.” It would be interesting to see what he ― or Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, or many others ― would make of the current hysteria over immigration which is leading to ever more complex procedures for…